| History: |
Terra Primus is a nation founded on the principle of liberty, self-determination and accountability. The nation's constitution enshrines the rights of all people within the nation's borders, both foreign and domestic, as inalienable. With rigorous safety checks and deadman switches built into the government to guard against overreach and abuse of power. The populace is optimistic for the future but remain skeptical of the government as it was only a few generations prior that they needed to overthrow the previous authority. The great nation had started from a workers revolt after the administration had failed to meet the needs of the people living there.
The land that would become Terra Primus' original eight settlements had been acquired in 2028 by the Masanao Corporation. The United States government had sold the land, including the mineral and water rights, for $250,000,000,000. The corporation set out to build their own settlements on the land with the intent to house their own workforce and, eventually, relocate most of their manufacturing jobs into the territory. The plan for an administrative hub with state of the art manufacturing facilities at the fringe of the territory was scrapped following a geological survey. Incredibly rare Earth elements were located deep beneath the surface of the territory and the deposits were valued in the tens of trillions of dollars.
2029 saw the Masanao Corporation begin construction of the mining operations. The project wasn't completed until 2031 on account for significant redesigns being necessary to the original blueprints of the settlements. The health hazards and safety standards took longer to implement than expected. Additionally, upon discovering the corporations intention, the United States government restricted the trading of the aforementioned material. This decision had been justified by the government declaring it a strategic resource.
The government stranglehold on the resource exports frustrated the corporation and strained relations between the two. Relations deteriorated further when, in 2041, the US government passed multiple laws that ended up severely curbing the Masanao Corporation's influence in the nation. The corporation continued to play the part of an ally despite growing discontent. They could not hope to challenge the authority of the government. Instead, they would make another territorial acquisition from the government in exchange for better mineral deals. This deal, the 2042 Land Grab, acquired the territory that the 9th-15th settlements of Terra Primus would be founded in.
The US government would collapse less than a decade after in 2050. Civil war swept the country and the Masanao Corporation quickly found itself in need of standing forces. To protect its workers and assets as well as to reinforce their territorial claims. The company came out of the great war with its territory intact and a the strongest power in the Great Lakes region. That being said, it had not escaped the crisis unscathed as workers had become discontent with the poor treatment they had received during the conflicts.
In 2051, designated representatives among the workers met with corporate counterparts in order to renegotiate their contracts. The hope was for basic human rights to be enshrined and for the company to develop and promote channels for recourse to the abused. The outcome of the negotiations wasn't ideal and the topic of reform would be a recurring one until 2053. The corporate representatives promised to meet the expectations of the workers. Instead, a brutal crackdown followed the meeting as the Masanao Corporation brought in its hardened PMC group to enforce martial law. Coincidentally, many of the key figures representing the workers died during the occupation from disobeying orders and presenting a clear and present threat to the safety of others. It is now believed that the occupation was an excuse to remove the figure heads and to quell the dissent before it gained enough momentum to challenge their authority.
These acts of brutality radicalized the work force into action. By December of 2054, two of the settlements were in open rebellion with a third in danger of being lost to an open insurgency. Overtime, even law enforcement would covertly begin supporting the rebellion. The largest shift in support happened after the PMC forces held a mass execution of insurgents and their allies in a city center. This act of inhumanity resulted in multiple insurgencies manifesting in previously thought loyal territories and multiple defections from the corporation's ranks.
The final public execution was not the end of the corporation's brutality. Many times, the company would block critical resources from reaching rebelling territories. In extreme cases, corporate agents would intentionally destroy the supplies if they suspected they would fall into rebel hands. Food, medicine, even power and water was shut off if possible. As expecting, these decisions plummeted support for their war effort to abyssal lows. The corporation was brought low in the year 2056. A trial was held and on the anniversary of the opening of the conflict, the former heads of state and those responsible for the worst of the war crimes were hanged until death.
The revolution had claimed the lives of nearly 23,000 people. 8,247 of the fatalities had been insurgents, not all of which were combatants. The PMC had lost 4,377 people during the fighting. Approximately 10,500~ of the fatalities had come from the intentional deprivation of food, water, power and medicine to those in need. More perished in the aftermath of the revolution as the time needed to distribute supplies and rebuild lost infrastructure didn't come quick enough for some.
With the destruction of the Masanao Corporation's authority over the settlements, the newly independent settlements chose to unite under a single banner. At the time, it had been a temporary measure to ward off opportunistic rivals in the region. Over time, as new representatives arrived to hammer out a new government, a decision was made. For the safety and security of their people and for the safety and security of each municipality, they would Federate. The nation known as Terra Primus was born in late November of 2057.
From each settlement would come two representatives, both voted into office by the people of their municipality for a term that shall not exceed two years and no longer than two terms. These representatives would hold a meeting to vote on the governors of the nation. Governors themselves could hold office for only two terms, with each term limited to five years, and were responsible for the well being of a quarter of the nation's settlements. They could be recalled by the municipal representatives if a super majority vote was achieved. Similarly, they could recall on the emperor for impeachment if they achieve a majority vote on the topic. The emperor themselves was a figure elected into power by the population, without term limit, until convicted in an impeachment or until another has been elected by the common people.
The first emperor of the country, Nancho, was elected in an overwhelming landslide. The man was a figure head in the rebellion and was accredited with many of their most daring victories. Of important note to these claims is that historian can find surprisingly little evidence of the feats. While the first emperor was undoubtedly important to the war effort, historians now believe that much of the myths and legends surrounding the man sprung from how symbolically significant he was to the fledgling state rather than from actual feats in history.
The first emperor had controversial foreign policy decisions. The man frequently chose to get involved in the conflicts of neighboring states. Often using the excuse of "liberating the oppressed" as a justification for his involvement. More often than not, these interventions ended with new territory being added in the wake of the conflict. This expansionist behavior stirred up fear and doubts among the population and ultimately lead to him being violently deposed in 2073. His son, Nancho II, would then take the opportunity to launch a series of reforms.
Anti-corruption campaigns, reversal on foreign interference policies as well as mandatory enlisted spread across the country. Investigations, OPERATION: LIBERTY SERUM, uncovered the origin of the violent deposition. Personnel in the national guard, including a general, had collaborated on the abduction of the first emperor. Miraculously, the first emperor was still alive when recovered by state agents. Following his rescue, the former emperor retired and allowed younger generations to take up the mantle of leadership. |
| Terrain: |
The landscape of Terra Primus is one of beauty, despite what the pollution index claims.
The northern shore is beautiful during the summer months and spans the entirety of the nation. Foothills with thick forests cover the edges of civilization, almost as if in anticipation for the national pride of the region. Mt. Strato is the largest mountain in the world due to its elevation of 12,000 meters. For reference, the Marianas Trench is roughly 11,000 meters deep and Mt. Everest is 8,000 meters tall. This is contrasted to by the, admittedly, underwhelming largest basin of the nation. Black Rock Basin, formerly a site for a multitude of coal mines, is only a meager 412 meters below sea level. |
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